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What is a recipe for basketball success in the tough Mid-South Conference? For the St. Catharine College women’s team, head coach Lena Bramblett thinks she has cooked up just the right concoction during this off-season.

Start with a solid base of returning players, mix in some talented redshirts, and throw in the best recruiting class in Bramblett’s nine years as top chef of the Patriot program. That is exactly the recipe St. Catharine has mixed up in hopes of rebounding from last year’s 12-21 campaign.

But Farr, in his first year as the trainer at St. Catharine College, finds himself in even older company in his secondary occupation: that of an accomplished umpire.
Accomplished would very well describe Farr’s umpiring credentials as the native of Clarksville, Ind., has already called balls and strikes in some prestigious venues. The most recent call came from the Little League World Series, where he will umpire the softball World Series in Portland, Ore. in August.

Washington County High School’s track team sent five athletes to compete in four events at the KHSAA Class AA state meet on Thursday at the University of Louisville.

Qwan Turner was unable to clear five feet, eight inches, the starting height for the event.
Turner cleared 5-10 to earn a spot at state, but failed to clear 5-8 in three attempts on Thursday.
Tyler Bray of Lloyd Memorial won the event, clearing 6-8.
Turner finished 22nd in the long jump, recording a distance of 18-9.

Spring is always a busy time of the year for sports, but this one has left me breathless.

One quick glance at this week’s sports section will give you an idea why.
For starters, the Commanders continued a long tradition of baseball excellence by winning their 20th district championship in 45 years.
If you didn’t catch the Commanders this season, shame on you. When the boys are on, the bats are aflame. They can really knock it around the park.

The Washington County High School softball team (11-12) ran into region favorite Central Hardin (32-4) on Monday night at LaRue County.
The Commanderettes hung tough for five-and-a-half innings, keeping it tied 1-1.

Kendall Noel of Springfield and Timothy Downs of Bardstown announce the birth of their son on April 14, 2011, at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon.
Dane Downs weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and was 18.5 inches in length.
He was welcomed home by a brother, Blake Downs, age 8.
Maternal grandparents are Paul Noel and Carolyn Hardin of Springfield and Martina and Jerry Rawlings of Lebanon.
Paternal grandparents are Becky and Raymond Downs of Bardstown.

The Washington County Commander baseball team beat E-Town 7-2 in the opening round of the 5th Region baseball tournament this afternoon. The Commanders will face the winner of Campbellsville/Green County Tuesday at Central Hardin High School.

Junior third baseman Tyler Coulter set a new single-season hit record for the Commanders with 57 hits, topping the mark previously held by Bradley Coyle.